Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Vol 35 no. 22. 14th September 1972

K Power & Panthers

[ unclear: K] Power & Panthers

[ unclear: d] in Otahuhu in 1969. These two gangs [ unclear: t] gangs in the sense that one usually [ unclear: asso-] with the word. They were formed because [ unclear: lack] of recreational facilities. The original [ unclear: on] when these two gangs were formed was [ unclear: was] not to be gangs, but more along the [ unclear: line]. The downfall of the clubs was the [ unclear: nt] 'victimisation' by the Police. The two [ unclear: continued] regardless, but were force to [ unclear: dist-hrough] constant Police raids, interrogations [ unclear: atings]. After disbanding, some members [ unclear: original] clubs decided to carry on with [ unclear: ib], but not with the 'original intentions', [ unclear: et] another 'gang', equal to the Boot Hill [ unclear: was] born.